Methods of Recruitment List the ways a job can be advertised What is the best way to get your job advertisement seen by the right people? Chief Cook and Bottle-washer Wanted for busy restaurant 8 hours a day Monday – Friday hours variable Wages negotiable, depending on experience Must be able to cook and interested in fine cuisine. Send sae for an application form to: The Old Fat Duck Restaurant, Eltham High Street, Eltham, SE9 5EE

Methods of Recruitment External Methods Local newspaper National newspaper Professional journal Job Centre Recruitment agency Website Careers Service Shop window Head hunting Internal Methods Noticeboard Company newsletter Intranet

Things to think about How quickly vacancy needs to be filled Pay Skills, qualifications and experience needed Local supply and demand for jobs Importance of job to organisation Size of organisation

Your Task For each job (separately): List the different ways you might advertise the job vacancy Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method for THIS JOB Tell the class which methods you recommend and why. You can use more than one method for each job. HINT: consider whether the job needs to be advertised nationally or locally, and Don’t forget about the cost

Shop Assistant Location: Gregg’s, Eltham High Street Main duties: Serving customers cakes and pastries, cashing up, cleaning shop Reports to: Store Manager Responsible for: None Qualifications: GCSE English and Maths (A*-C) Skills: able to operate a till, speak clearly, handle food Experience: Ideally would have worked in a food retail environment Qualities: Friendly, immaculate cleanliness, punctual, good health record

Office junior Location: insurance company’s office in Bromley Main duties: answering telephone, photocopying, making tea and coffee, word processing documents Reports to: Office Manager Responsible for: none Qualifications: GCSE Maths and English (A*-C) Skills: Microsoft Word, able to follow instructions Experience: none, training provided Qualities: Reliable, sensible

Factory Supervisor, Bottling Line Location: Coca Cola factory, Sidcup Main duties: Supervising workers to ensure daily targets are achieved and quality, health and safety standards are met Reports to: Factory Manager Responsible for: 12 factory operators on the bottling line Qualifications: None Skills: Able to manage people, and work a bottling machine Experience: Must have worked previously on a bottling line Qualities: Calm, alert, good timekeeper

Trainee Human Resources Managers Location: Branches of M&S across the UK Main duties: Managing the workforce: recruitment, selection, training, discipline, dismissal Reports to: Human Resources Manager Responsible for: None Qualifications: Degree in Psychology or similar Skills: Able to manage people Experience: Retail experience desirable but not essential Qualities: Reliable, quick to learn, able to negotiate, able to work on own initiative, calm under pressure, smart appearance

Head Teacher Location: Girls’ comprehensive in SE London Main duties: Fill in this gap yourselves! Reports to: Governors Responsible for: 120 teaching and non-teaching staff Qualifications: Degree, Teaching Certificate, National Professional Qualification for Headship Skills: Excellent teacher, Manager and Administrator Experience: At least 10 years of teaching and 5 years in a senior management role in a school Qualities: Calm under pressure, visionary, passionate about education, committed to the education of young women

Homework Explain, with reasons, how you would advertise the post in your own business. Remember to tell me what the business is and what job you’re talking about.